Does family politicization affect party membership activity? A case study of four Flemish parties

Family politicization has been found to affect the recruitment process of election candidates and political officeholders. This phenomenon can be explained by both supply-side factors (i.e. higher levels of political socialization and motivation) and demand-side factors (i.e. name recognition). In the present study, we investigated whether family politicization also affects party membership activity, which is situated lower on the participation ladder and does not require election, thus rendering demand-side factors less relevant. Our results demonstrate that family politicization plays a role in campaign activities (e.g. distributing leaflets) and legitimization activities (e.g. electing the party leader). However, for more time-consuming activities such as policy-oriented matters, supply-side factors alone do not give party members from a politicized family an advantage compared to other party members

Fate of thymol and its monoglucosides in the gastrointestinal tract of piglets

The monoterpene thymol has been proposed as a valuable alternative to in-feed antibiotics in animal production. However, the effectiveness of the antimicrobial is comprised by its fast absorption in the upper gastrointestinal tract. In this work, two glucoconjugates, thymol a-D-glucopyranoside (T alpha G) and thymol beta-D-glucopyranoside (T beta G), were compared with free thymol for their potential to deliver higher concentrations of the active compound to the distal small intestine of supplemented piglets. Additionally, an analytical method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification of thymol and its glucoconjugates in different matrices. In stomach contents of pigs fed with 3333 mu mol kg(-1) thymol, T alpha G, or T beta G, total thymol concentrations amounted to 3048, 2357, and 1820 mu mol kg(-1 )dry matter, respectively. In glucoconjugate-fed pigs, over 30% of this concentration was present in the unconjugated form, suggesting partial hydrolysis in the stomach. No quantifiable levels of thymol or glucoconjugates were detected in the small intestine or cecum for any treatment, indicating that conjugation with one glucose unit did not sufficiently protect thymol from early absorption

Derek Collins, Magic in the Ancient Greek World

On pourrait penser que ces dernières années, si tout n’a sans doute pas été dit sur la magie dans la Grèce ancienne, en tout cas le sujet aura été largement rebattu. Voilà pourtant un nouvel ouvrage sur cette matière, ouvrage qui, de l’aveu même de l’auteur dans son introduction, veut à la fois s’adresser aux non spécialistes et interpeller les spécialistes, c’est-à-dire introduire les premiers dans la sphère de la magie grecque et souligner sa complexité conceptuelle et rituelle, et, d’un au..

Resultaten van het archeologisch onderzoek te Relegem-Veldstraat (gemeente Asse). Definitieve rapportage van de bekomen resultaten

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